AMMAN

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Amman, the modern and ancient capital of Jordan, is one of the oldest continuously inhabitedcities in the World. The city's modern buildings blend with the remnants of ancient civilizations. The profusion of gleaming white houses, old souqs, kebab stalls with roasting meat, and tiny cafes where rich Arabian coffee is sipped in the afternoon sunshine, conjure a mood straight from a thousand and one nights.

Recent excavations have uncovered homes and towers believed to have been built during the Stone Age with many references to it in the Bible. It was known in the Old Testament as Rabbath-Ammon, the capital of the Ammonites around 1200 BC, it was also referred to as "the City of Waters".